In every Game i Had i Used Troll Armor Till silver. And even Made the Plains a few Times only with troll-armor and wolf-cape and the best bow, because i can't stand the Grind for Gear. I'm more a builder.
This Changes youre Playstyle. I'm Not parrying crap, i Just Hit and Run and be carefull(i Love stealth-games, so i have pation in this way of playing) get what i need and be gone.
But i also die way less this way. Would be so frustrated when i would die dozens of Times Like people Always Talk about Here in the Forum.